A new People_and_Places poll has been created.
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is once again at the center of controversy. This time the group is in hot water over videos that show employees telling two conservative activists masquerading as a pimp and prostitute how to trick federal tax authorities. Bad Seed or still a Worthy Cause?
Elections to the United States Senate will be held on November 2, 2010, for at least 36 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate. There will also be a special election on January 19, 2010.
For the November elections, thirty-four are for six-year terms, beginning January 3, 2011. They will join Senate Class III, which traces its roots back to the Senators who served full six-year terms from March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1795. Elections to the United States House of Representatives as well as some state and local elections will occur on the same date. In addition to the 34 Senators in Class III, there will be two special elections in 2010 to fill unexpired terms. One of these elections will be in Delaware to fill the last four years of the Class II seat previously held by Vice President Joe Biden. In 2008, Biden was simultaneously reelected to the Senate seat he had held since 1973. His resignation from the Senate resulted in Democratic then-Governor Ruth Ann Minner’s appointing Democrat Ted Kaufman to the seat until November 2010. Kaufman has since stated that he will not run for the unexpired term in 2010. This seat will again be up for election in 2014 for a full six-year term. The other special election will be held in New York to fill the last two years of the Class I seat previously held by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Clinton was reelected to her second term in 2006 but resigned after having been confirmed as Secretary of State in January 2009. The vacancy led Democratic Governor David Paterson to appoint Democratic U.S. Representative Kirsten Gillibrand to the seat until November 2010. Gillibrand has stated that she will run for the unexpired term. This seat will again be up for election in 2012 for a full six-year term.
The special election held on January 19, 2010 will fill the seat vacated by the death of Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts. A special election is also anticipated in Texas, where Kay Bailey Hutchison has announced she will most likely resign after October 1. A special election would occur three to four months thereafter.
Update: Candidates announced to date:
Democratic candidates
Martha Coakley – Massachusetts Attorney General, announced her candidacy on September 3, 2009.
Stephen Pagliuca, managing director of private equity firm Bain Capital and managing partner of the Boston Celtics basketball team, announced his candidacy on September 17, 2009.
Mike Capuano, Representative for the 8th district, announced his candidacy on September 18, 2009.
Alan Khazei, co-founder and former CEO of City Year, announced his candidacy on September 24, 2009.
Republican candidates
Scott P. Brown, State Senator from Wrentham, announced his candidacy on September 12, 2009.
Bob Burr, Canton selectman, announced his candidacy on September 7, 2009.
A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.
The British have suspended Turks and Caicos Islands constitution amidst allegations of the island leadership’s corruption.
The British say that they will only do so for two years. Opinion is sharply divided in the Turks and Caicos as regards the propriety of this British action. Is it a Coup d’état? Were they right to take the action they did?
A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.
Ireland goes to the Polls soon to vote on whether or not to ratify the updated Lisbon Treaty. recently, new legal changes have been made to that treaty to address concerns of Irish voters. Will you vote for or against it?
A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.
Many questions are being asked about the rash of protests taking place all over the country against the president’s plans to reform the nation’s healthcare.
Many Congressional Democrats are facing angry constituents at “town hall” meetings.
The stakes are high for the president and the Republicans.
And the debate about whether these protests are “grassroots” or “astroturf” is just the phony war; the prelude to a vote which has not yet taken place.
But if President Obama and the Democrats lose this round, they might never recover. Are they genuine?
A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.
Many questions are being asked about the rash of protests taking place all over the country against the president’s plans to reform the nation’s healthcare.
Many Congressional Democrats are facing angry constituents at “town hall” meetings.
The stakes are high for the president and the Republicans.
And the debate about whether these protests are “grassroots” or “astroturf” is just the phony war; the prelude to a vote which has not yet taken place.
But if President Obama and the Democrats lose this round, they might never recover. Are they genuine?
A new Lifestyle/Health poll has been created.
There’s a slew of (particularly in North America) ‘Entertainment News Programs’ that ‘package’ their news and newsreaders in formats that appear to be designed for entertainment value, rather than impartial news delivery. Some programs feature panel discussions that look more like Saturday morning sports discussions and often feature celebrity gossip over in-depth reporting and global coverage. Are we blurring the lines between entertainment, fact and fiction? Is it sensationalism or simply necessary to get attention these days?
A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.
The Obama Presidency appears to be under more media scrutiny than any in recent history. Regardless of the administration’s performance, how do you feel about the mainstream media’s coverage over the last 9 months? Biased for or against? Fair?
A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.
The Obama administration will put steep import duties on Chinese passenger and light truck tires, responding to what the U.S. International Trade Commission determined to be a surge of Chinese tire exports that has rocked the domestic U.S. tire industry and displaced thousands of jobs. China’s government responded quickly to the announcement, saying in a statement that it “strongly opposes” what it called “a serious act of trade protectionism.”
Fair exercise of WTO rules trade or protectionism?
A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.
Joe Wilson’s recent outburst has caused a flood of questions on this issue. Is it free speech or serious breach of protocol?
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